New York City is a living organism, and the subway is its circulatory
system. But what happens when that system is stressed?
This project explores how Extreme Weather (from heat
waves to nor’easters) and Mega-Events (like the
Marathon and Pride) alter the rhythm of the city. By analyzing over
2 million hourly ridership records from 2024-2025, we
uncover the hidden patterns of the daily commute.
Explore the Project
Analysis: See our four
data stories—The Goldilocks Zone, The Event Blast Radius, Station
Personalities, and Rain Sensitivity.
Data & Methods: How we
wrangled 21 million rows of data down to a usable panel.
Report: The full academic
report detailing our motivation, methods, and findings.